
Retailing
- Food, Electronics & GM
A.S. Watson operates retail stores in the categories of food,
electronics and general merchandise, comprising of a powerful
and respected portfolio of brands that specialise in delivering
the good things in life to a wide range of consumers: good
food, good wine and lifestyle-enhancing technology.
PARKnSHOP | TASTE
| GOURMET | GREAT
| Fortress | Watson's Wine
Cellar | Badaracco
PARKnSHOP
Since
it opened its first store in Hong Kong in 1973, PARKnSHOP
has established itself as a leading supermarket in Greater
China by revolutionising consumers' expectations and setting
new benchmarks for quality, value and service in the Asian
retail industry. PARKnSHOP currently owns around 260 stores
in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China. All its outlets are
in prime retail locations with centrally controlled product
ranges tailored to suit each micro-market that they serve.
TASTE
TASTE
is a new generation of lifestyle food store that provides
customers with “More than Food” shopping experience
by adding fun and excitement to their daily grocery shopping.
It aims to become the first choice food store for Hong Kong's
increasingly sophisticated and health-conscious modern urban
consumers by enriching their tastes and lifestyles. Located
in Festival Walk, the first 35,000 square feet TASTE food
galleria was open in November 2004, and features more than
25,000 quality food items sourced from around the world.

GOURMET
GOURMET,
Hong Kong's foremost boutique style food hall, offers customers
a new, refined, and fashionable concept of fine shopping.
Located in the superb Lee Gardens shopping arcade, the 15,000-square-foot
store offers a comprehensive selection of over 20,000 products
carried across 30 merchandise categories of the highest quality,
hardest to find and most delicious premium foods.

GREAT
GREAT
adopts a stylish international food hall concept, committing
to deliver the widest selection of fresh and high quality
gourmet products from around the world to provide customers
with a fascinating and flavourful choice of GREAT gourmet
experiences. Its flagship store in Pacific Place offers over
46,000 gourmet items as well as world-class cooking and dining
ware.

Fortress
As
the leader in personal electronics and home appliances market,
Fortress
offers the leading brands, the latest models and the lowest
prices guaranteed to a diverse customer base who shop for
everything from personal electronics, digital devices to home
appliances. Fortress has dedicated itself to continuous innovation.
It targets to inspire customers with the possibilities of
the near future and help them keep abreast of the latest personal
electronics products, making tomorrow’s dream of smart
living today’s reality.

Watson's Wine Cellar
Watson's
Wine Cellar has become the largest Specialist Wine Store
in Hong Kong since opening it’s first store in June
1998. It now operates 13 fine wine stores around Hong Kong.
Since April 2004, the specialty wine retailer has opened a
further seven new format luxury wine stores. A new fine wine
area is assigned in each new store for customers to relax
and enjoy their favourite wine. All Watson's Wine Cellar staff
receive training from the internationally recognised Wine
& Spirit Education Trust (W.S.E.T.) so customers can be
sure they are getting the best service.

Badaracco
In December 2001, Watson's wine business expanded into Europe
through the acquisition of Swiss-based wine wholesaler/distributor
Cantine
e Distillerie Badaracco SA, which specialises in trading
prestigious international wines. Badaracco today is the largest
company of its kind in the world with a balanced range of
European, South American and New World vintages. The tight-knit
operation serves a niche market with prestigious and rare
wines, boasting a global client base of more than 5,000 primarily
importers and wholesalers. No other company can come close
to Badaracco's offerings, which include 14,000 wine sources
and a 900,000-bottle collection that spans hundreds of years
and features vintages dating back to the 18th century.

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